AMBIEN Reviews (ZOLPIDEM TARTRATE)

Average Rating: 3.1 (1450 Ratings)

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AMBIEN  (ZOLPIDEM TARTRATE):  Zolpidem is used to treat a certain sleep problem (insomnia) in adults. If you have trouble falling asleep, it helps you fall asleep faster, so you can get a better night's rest. Zolpidem belongs to a class of drugs called sedative-hypnotics. It acts on your brain to produce a calming effect. This medication is usually limited to short treatment periods of 1 to 2 weeks or less.   FDA Approval Date: 1992-12-16 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

  

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 5  Not sleeping well I did not know there were side effects until I visited this website. I am one of the lucky ones. I can break it into quarters and it works like a charm. I am a 240 lb. male who at 48 years old went from the best sleeper I know, to the worst in about six months. Talked to my Dr. and he recommended Ambien, which was ok, but I would wake up after about three hours and was right back to where I started, but now it was 2:00 am and did not dare to take another. The Ambien CR was the trick and it changed my life back to normal. M 48
12.5 2X W
7/10/2010
 5  Insomnia F 51
10 1X day
6/6/2011
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 5  could not sleep Sexual activity that I was completely unaware of and thought I was asleep. I have been taking Ambien for about a year now. For me it has been the first time in my life that I am able to fall asleep within 15 minutes or so and wake up feeling rested. I don't think I ever knew what that meant before, 'feeling rested.' I also have ADD and take Celexa (an SSRI) daily. I tried the over the counter sleep medications but always felt grogy in the morning. With Ambien I don't. But I found half a tablet will do the trick. I have taken a full tablet when I felt I really needed a good solid 8 hours of sleep. Last night I took a full tablet. This morning my husband said I did some things sexually last night that he has never seen me do. So I looked online and found that others have experienced this also. He called it total inhabition. He thought it was pretty amusing. I certainly didn't for I don't remember any of it. In reading other side affects it does become a bit scary. So just wanted to say that it is a possible side effect. F 58
10mg 1X day
1/8/2012
 5  Insomnia Feeling of relief from racing thoughts. Ambien works great for me. I stopped taking it for over a month because of a pharmacy/doc office mix up. I didn't go out of my way to fix the mix up, therefor indicating I am not addicted. During the month of not taking any, I DID have severe insomnia like before starting Ambien. ------------- While taking the drug... sometimes at night I get up, eat, play on the pc for a few... but I remember all of it, just not as clearly as usual. The first week I was on Ambien, my night behavior was remembered a bit like dreaming, but I knew I was awake. ----------------- Its 4 am right now and Im up writing this. Just got 5 hours of straight beautiful sleep. ------------- I found your website because my boyfriend is worried about side effects, so I googled it. Back to bed now... :) F 36
5-10 mg 1X day
1/26/2012
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 5  To help sleep I take it a few minutes before bed and sleep very well. Take it on and off for few years....mostly off. I'm a litte confused as to all these other posts. The people who are taking it seem to be either really dumb, or drug addicts. This is a pill you take to help you sleep...not so you can do things you never would do, basically "rape" your wife, etc. Stop being immuture morans and take it right before going to sleep. You are the reasons people complain about this drug! It makes me sick to read how everyone is not folling the directions correctly. F 31
12/26/2005
 5  depression/stress-induced insomnia I suffered from absolutely no harmful side effects; the Doctors expect their patients to follow directions. Ambien is meant to help you get back on track. That's why its suggested dosage period is only 7-10 days. You take it at the same time every night and establish a good sleep cycle. Then save the rest for the really bad nights. Everyone's body is different, so some people's bodies will react negatively, others positively. So some may find physical/psychological dependence, others may not. Take it as directed, not to stay awake through. I took this years ago (on and off for a few weeks at a time, only a couple nights a week), and the times my body did fight the sleep, the most I got out of it were hilarious e-mails to my best friends and making real sure that my mom noticed how pretty the stairs were. Like with any drug, just be smart about it. Ambien helped me get back on track, and I had no problems F 22
8/23/2005
 5  Travel/snoring spouse My hands itch and I'm becoming concerned. Ambien has truly been a life saver as we do quite a bit of traveling. My husband's snoring wakes me up, and I find it impossible to go back to sleep especially when we're in a small hotel room. However, lately my hands have itched within one or two minutes, and I'm concerned. Could this lead to complications? I do not take Ambien on a regular basis ... only when we travel or other unusual circumstances. F 65
4/28/2006
 5  
12/25/2006
 5  Get to sleep fast Ambien works great. I got bold and stayed up past 20 mins one night. I guess I got on the computer and send my boss an email. I checked my send mail and saw it. The letters were out of place and a lot of extra words not in order. I think my mind was already out cold. I had to explain in morning. The good news was all my clothes were laid out and I can watch the same movie over and over again. The wife not big on the way I get when I take one. Works great! 2 years, 2-3x a week. M 38
7/13/2006
 5  
12/19/2004
 5  insomnia morning fatigue if not long enough sleep. LOUD snoring (says my wife). love it. best sleep ever. M 33
10/31/2004
 5  
5/20/2004
 5  
10/26/2003
 5  NIGHTTIME LEG CRAMPING UNABLE TO SL ALWAYS STICK TO RECOMMENDED DOSE F 53
12/2/2002
 5  
8/7/2002
 5  insomnia Take as needed, usually 1/2 tablet of 5MG. F 72
8/28/2002
 5  after whipple surgery F 51
10/8/2002
 5  inssomia none I do not abuse this drug. I take it occasionally. F 73
5/11/2002
 5  to sleep 100% COMPLETE AMNESIA. AMBIEN CAUSES COMPLETE BLACKOUTS AND STRANGE BEHAVOIR. One remains functoning like they are awake but they are in a complete altered 'hypnotic' state. Sleeping pills are hynotics, not sleep aids. AMBIEN NEEDS TO BE REMOVED FROM THE MARKET. DANGER DANGER DANGER. AMBIEN IS A DANGEROUS DRUG. THIS DRUG SHOULD BE PULLED OFF THE MARKET. DO NOT TAKE THIS DRUG. IT IS DANGEROUS. One operates as if they are functioning but they are really asleep in an altered state. It causes peculiar and bizarre behavoir. If you value yourself or someone elses life, do not take this drug. It is also used as a date rape drug. VERY DANGEROUS. Read about the woman who shot her mother on halcion, a similar sleep aid. She had no recollection of the event. IT IS VERY, VERY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TAKE THIS DRUG. F
4/30/2005
 5  insomnia none
10/17/2007
  

AMBIEN  (ZOLPIDEM TARTRATE):  Zolpidem is used to treat a certain sleep problem (insomnia) in adults. If you have trouble falling asleep, it helps you fall asleep faster, so you can get a better night's rest. Zolpidem belongs to a class of drugs called sedative-hypnotics. It acts on your brain to produce a calming effect. This medication is usually limited to short treatment periods of 1 to 2 weeks or less.   FDA Approval Date: 1992-12-16 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

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